Sorry, but I don't want to put the fate of the nation's security in the hands of Congress.
And on that thought, if you think about it, lets say......Iran began bombing our cities. (I know it won't happen, but stay with me) Would we consider a country that was aiding Iran by providing them logistical support to be at war with us? Would bombing our cities be considered a "hostile action" or a flat out war? It's war, plain and simple. I support stopping Daffy duck. But I want his head. Go after him. Stop ***** footing around and get this son of a bitch. Then end the conflict.
But we are definitely at war. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck....
Libya is just a side show. Perhaps the one term president really is pro-Islamofascist. I cannot tell at this point. But why else help the rebels?
No. But once congress pushes him on the issue, he then has to abide by the laws set forth. Congressional pushback is them asserting their ability to oversee Presidential decisions and revoke them if they step into congressional power boundaries. Its not pretty, but our form of government is rarely pretty or neat.
The more democracies in the middle east the better.
The more democracies in the middle east the better.
Well I don't want a king, so it looks like we're at odds. Congress writes the laws and sets the budget and is supposed to have the most power of all the branches of government. This is just its check on the Presidents power to ensure proper usage of the military.
I don't want to put the fate of the nation's security in the hands of one man.
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This will go exactly nowhere. Even the highest court has proven to be extremely reluctant to get in the middle of an argument between the President and Congress.
No, it's not. The three branches are supposed to be co-equal.
I don't want to put the nation's security in the hands of 300 clowns that can't even agree on what color the carpet should be.
In this day and age, "radical" Islam, or as I think is more accurate, *fundamental* Islam is on the rise. I think it more likely that they will seize control of the revolutions as the Bolsheviks seized the Russian revolution in 1917.
True. Do you think the rebels are likely to create a democracy? I do not see it.The more democracies in the middle east the better.Originally Posted by Misterveritis
Libya is just a side show. Perhaps the one term president really is pro-Islamofascist. I cannot tell at this point. But why else help the rebels?
I disagree. The Arab spring is anti-fundamentalist.
No, they're supposed to be at odds with each other. Congress, which holds power of legislation and purse and composed of the most people chosen to represent State and People is to be the strongest branch. The President enforces the laws Congress passes. The Courts keep both in check. Power was not meant to be consolidated in any one man or body, which is why there are 3. However, Congress is supposed to have the most power.
That's the point. They'll agree when it's necessary to agree and not before that. It ensures proper use of our military. 300 clowns who have to agree by majority is better than 1 clown with all the power. Statistically speaking, the 300 should fair better than the 1.
True. Do you think the rebels are likely to create a democracy? I do not see it.
Sectarian violence within a religion is probably some of the worst and the hatreds and and violence last the longest.
In comparison, the Shia - Sunni split occurred what, less than 100 years after the founding of the religion and the tensions still remain. Mixed with that is the fact that the Arab world is still strongly tribal and clan/family oriented and in many ways, artificially national. I say artificial because Europeans created the national boundaries and that really helped **** things up. Boundaries were first created based on colonial boundaries, and then the political concerns following WWII. Britain pretty much drew up the ME boundaries and they did it without a strong understanding of the tribal boundaries and areas. Then to reward the Arabs who had helped them against the Turks, they took Arabs out of the Arabian peninsula and made them Kings in Jordan (Trans-Jordan), Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
LOL. Who does? But, there it is anyway.Sorry, but I don't want to put the fate of the nation's security in the hands of Congress.
Hence, the co-equal part.
But, when will they agree that it's neccessary to agree? Are we really supposed to trust goofballs like Dennis Kucinich to protect our country?
They already have. Most of the towns that are controlled by the rebels are functioning democracy with free trade happening. The problem is, the only place you tend to hear about this are on programs on NPR, the BBC, Al-Jazeera, etc. If you only get your news from local and national sources on television, you won't hear about it.
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